I am 5′5″ and currently 146 with a goal weight of 135. I am having such a hard time with this last 11 pounds. I feel stuck at 146 no matter what I do. I am swimming for an hour three days a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I am on a 1200-1300 calorie per day diet, and trying to balance protien and carbs, usally a bit more protein than carbs.

I get approximately 40 grams of fat, 100 grms of protein, and 86 grms of carbs. These are daily totals - I spread all this over 4 meals per day. What is the best way to get this last 11 pounds off. I have been hovering at 146 for 3 weeks now and can’t get the scale to move! What can I do?

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The closer you get to your weight-loss goal, the harder it is to lose the remaining weight. It is called a weight-loss plateau and it is quite common to get stack for some time unable to lose the last 10 pounds or so.

The good news is that you seem to be doing everything by the book, so I am sure you will reach your goal weight, but it is going to take some extra work to get there.

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Retailers like Wal-mart and Toys-R-Us announced plans to pull the products from shelves, including BPA baby bottles. Here is what else you need to know:

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the cover of Fitness magazine? Why? Or a better question is probably, wait for it, why? It should have been Madonna, clearly, but maybe the hottest granny in Hollywood is getting in even better shape for the cover of Muscle & Fitness or something, but I digress.

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Should I be concerned with high level (700 + ) of dhea?

I am 51 years old.

What does it effect?

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Gail [via Ask Questions]

Since DHEA is responsible for many functions of sex hormones in males and females, it can have a wide range of potentially dangerous side effects.

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Is it possible to lose 10 to 25 pounds quickly? Ian K. Smith, M.D., author of Extreme Fat Smash Diet thinks so. Yes, this is the same guy who wrote The Fat Smash Diet, so Extreme Fat Smash Diet is the follow up to his first book.

How does Extreme Fat Smash Diet work? Extreme Fat Smash consists of three segments; each diet segment lasts seven days. Each segment strictly limits your daily calorie intake and what you can eat.

The first segment of Extreme Fat Smash Diet is very low in calories, which is a red flag. You can only consume about 800 to 900 calories per day.

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